Good news: Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, we’re all within one victory of each other, and it’s always good when it’s a very competitive race.

Bad news: We’ve all struggled mightily. It has been bad, especially by me.

Maybe we’ll pick it up in the playoffs. Maybe we won’t. We’ll keep picking, though.

T1. PURDY (last week 1-2, overall 20-27-1)/

-Picks TBA.

T1. RYAN (last week 3-0, overall 20-27-1)/

* ARIZONA +6.5, over 49ers. Ryan comment: Is a non-losing season enough motivation to keep these 49ers interested? I don’t think so. And I don’t know if they know who’s going to play defense.

* DENVER -14, over Raiders: The schedule and standings don’t help the Raiders here. The Broncos must win to get a first-round bye and second-round home game. A Bengals loss would also give them the spot, but Cincinnati doesn’t play until Sunday night, so better safe than send Peyton on the road for an extra game.

* GREEN BAY -7.5, over Detroit. Ryan comment: The Lions play every year at Lambeau, and they haven’t won there since 1991, before the Packers got Holmgren and Favre and became the Packers again. That’s a lot of ice cold history to overcome.

* ARIZONA +6.5, over 49ers. My comment: 49ers have lost their last five in a row against the Vegas point-spread and are 6-9 ATS on the season.
Additionally: I put together a rare winning record last week without much comment, so why not go for that again…

* DENVER -14, over Raiders. My comment: (Raiders are 8-7 ATS this season.) I accidentally made identical picks to Ryan. That’s no way to catch up…

* GREEN BAY -7.5, over Detroit. My comment: But that’s a good way not to fall further into the cellar.

—My extra stuff…

I’ll make Green Bay my 8-star play this week. Last week, I hit my 7-star play with Green Bay. Overall, I’m +13 stars on the season.

I’ll make Tennessee +7 over Indianapolis my Special Non-Counting Bonus pick. Last week, I missed my SNCBP with Indy. Overall, I’m 6-9-1 on SNCBPs this season.

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